"One political stunt after another": Rep. Jerry Nadler rips into Jim Jordan during House hearing

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"One political stunt after another": Rep. Jerry Nadler rips into Jim Jordan during House hearing

Tatyana Tandanpolie

Wed, September 20, 2023 at 3:52 PM CDT·2 min read

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In his opening statement at the House Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday, Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., tore into Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, the committee chairman, for touting "completely refuted" claims in his own opening remarks.

Appearing before the committee Wednesday morning was Attorney General Merrick Garland, who delivered testimony clarifying his duties in the Biden administration and defending the Justice Department's investigation into Hunter Biden. Republicans have claimed that President Joe Biden's son, who was indicted on gun charges last week, had received special treatment from a "two-tier justice system" while former President Donald Trump has been made a target of partisan prosecution.

After Jordan's opening statement, Nadler dug into the Ohio Republican, raising two points about Jordan's comments at the outset of his own statement.

"One: Just about every assertion you made in your opening statement has been completely refuted by witnesses who have testified before this committee," Nadler began. "Two: Far from being favored, many commentators have noted that people accused of simple gun possession while under the influence of a drug, when that gun was not used in the commission of a crime, are rarely, if ever, prosecuted the way Hunter Biden is being prosecuted."

Nadler went on to further reprimand Republicans for calling Garland to testify, noting the committee's responsibility to "ensure that the DOJ uses the enormous amount of power it is granted in a fair and just manner that respects the civil and human rights of all Americans." He then accused GOP hardliners of straying from that duty in detracting from more pressing matters like gun violence, drug trafficking and tax and civil rights.

"Extreme MAGA Republicans have poisoned our vital oversight work. They've ignored our legitimate oversight responsibilities and used their power to stage one political stunt after another," Nadler said. "They have wasted countless taxpayer dollars on baseless investigations into President Biden and his family, desperate to find evidence for an absurd impeachment, and desperate to distract from the mounting legal peril facing Donald Trump."

 

[DKW 86 7,910]

Nadler is one of the weirdest partisans in DC. He is not a member of the Dem Insider's Circle Club. He is an outsider by all means. But he still fancies himself as devotedly partisan. And that gives rise to his outspokenness when no one actually cares. Nadler is small potatoes in any measure.

[Mikey 16,781]

I have a hard time believing anyone pays attention to Jerry "The Toad" Nadler.

[TitanTiger 21,249]

27 minutes ago, Mikey said:

I have a hard time believing anyone pays attention to Jerry "The Toad" Nadler.

I don't know much at all about Nadler, but Jim Jordan is an absolute clown.  

[TexasTiger 14,310]

41 minutes ago, Mikey said:

I have a hard time believing anyone pays attention to Jerry "The Toad" Nadler.

But Jim Jordan’s good as gold, right Mikey?

[Mikey 16,781]

12 hours ago, TexasTiger said:

But Jim Jordan’s good as gold, right Mikey?

He ain't much but he beats The Toad.

[DKW 86 7,910]

This is just one more instance where we really need to flush everyone we are talking about and use the "PhoneBook" to get better leaders.